Lee Anderson MP: written questions 2026
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Respiratory Diseases: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the diagnosis of respiratory conditions.
Answer: The Government has committed to delivering three big shifts that our National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to improving resp...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRespiratory DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle the increase in respiratory conditions.
Answer: The Government has committed to delivering three big shifts that our National Health Service needs to be fit for the future: from hospital to community; from analogue to digital; and from sickness to prevention. All of these are relevant to improving resp...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure people with disabilities do not experience long wait times for medical appointments.
Answer: We want disabled people’s access to, and experience of, healthcare services to be equitable, effective, and responsive to their needs. The 10-Year Health Plan specifically identifies disabled people as a priority group for the development of neighbourhood...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DisabilityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure people with (a) disabilities and (b) additional needs receive (i) timely and (ii) effective medical attention.
Answer: We want disabled people’s access to, and experience of, healthcare services to be equitable, effective, and responsive to their needs. The 10-Year Health Plan specifically identifies disabled people as a priority group for the development of neighbourhood...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the diagnosis rate for secondary breast cancer.
Answer: The National Cancer Plan, published 4 February 2026, has set out actions aimed at supporting people with secondary breast cancer.NHS England is piloting the use of self-referral breast cancer pathways to streamline diagnostic pathways and free up primary ...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBreast Cancer: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve treatment pathways for patients with secondary breast cancer.
Answer: The National Cancer Plan, published 4 February 2026, has set out actions aimed at supporting people with secondary breast cancer.NHS England is piloting the use of self-referral breast cancer pathways to streamline diagnostic pathways and free up primary ...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGlioblastoma: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will outline a timeline he expects there to be standard treatment for recurrent glioblastoma available in the UK.
Answer: The Government recognises that there are currently limited treatment options available for people who have been diagnosed with cancerous brain tumours, such as glioblastoma, and recognises the significant impact that this rare cancer can have on patients,...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the development and approval of personalised cancer vaccines.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has completed a public consultation on its draft guideline on individualised mRNA cancer immunotherapies, a new type of personalised cancer treatment. These technologies use cutting-edge scien...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will outline the nature of the joint process between NICE and MHRA referenced in 2026 National Cancer Plan.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is an executive agency of the Department and regulates medicine, medical devices, and blood components for transfusion in the United Kingdom, with responsibility for ensuring medicines meet ap...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRare Cancers: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the commitment to explore novel procurement routes for diagnostics or treatments for rarer cancers contained in the 2026 National Cancer Plan includes assessing the suitability of the curre
Answer: Improving survival for rare cancer patients is a priority for the National Cancer Plan. The plan aims for England to climb into the top quartile in Europe for survival of multiple less common cancers by 2035.We will explore which innovative procurement me...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of staffing levels in cancer care on waiting times for patients to receive treatment.
Answer: The development of the National Cancer Plan highlighted areas where there are higher vacancy rates in some areas of the country. The Department and NHS England will work with the royal colleges to encourage resident doctors and internal medicine trainees ...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce waiting times for cancer treatment in the East Midlands.
Answer: The Department remains committed to ensuring that all cancer patients, including those in the East Midlands, have timely access to high-quality treatment services.The Department has invested £70 million into new state of the art radiotherapy treatment mac...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCancer and Radiology: DoctorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of clinical (a) radiologists and (b) oncologists in the East Midlands.
Answer: The newly published National Cancer Plan highlights how we will work with the royal colleges to encourage resident doctors and internal medicine trainees to specialise in clinical and medical oncology. In addition, we will rebalance cancer and diagnostic ...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes and Tobacco: Retail TradeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to to strengthen penalties for repeat breaches of tobacco and vape licensing conditions once the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is enacted.
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, currently being considered in the House of Lords, provides powers to enable the Government to introduce a licensing scheme for the retail sale of tobacco, vapes, and nicotine products. As set out in the bill, if a retailer is f...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: SalesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of prohibiting the sale of vaping devices that can hold or connect to more than one e-liquid container at a time.
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will stop vapes and nicotine products from being deliberately branded, promoted, and advertised to children and will provide the Government with new powers to restrict the packaging, device appearance, and display of vapes and o...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic CigarettesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of the relationship between (a) puff-count capacity, (b) nicotine delivery, and (c) dependence risk in multi-p
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will stop vapes and nicotine products from being deliberately branded, promoted, and advertised to children and will provide the Government with new powers to restrict the packaging, device appearance, and display of vapes and o...
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordAdult EducationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help support adults who missed extended periods of education due to medical conditions they experienced as children.
Answer: We are investing in education and skills training for adults through the Adult Skills Fund (ASF), spending £1.4 billion in the 2025/26 academic year. The ASF fully funds or co-funds skills provision for eligible adults aged 19 and above from pre-entry to ...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMagnetic Resonance ImagersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the (a) accessibility and (b) availability of functional MRI scans.
Answer: Functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans can be taken on standard clinical MRI machines. However, whilst functional MRI requires specialised software to detect blood flow changes, the blood-oxygen-level-dependent signal, and sometimes extra equip...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFunctional Neurological Disorder: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps the Government is taking to support research into Functional Neurological Disorder.
Answer: The Department delivers research into functional neurological disorder (FND) via the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).This includes £350,000 of NIHR funding for research which seeks to co-develop behaviour change interventions to sup...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFunctional Neurological Disorder: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure health professionals are adequately trained on the differences between Functional Neurological Disorder and other neurological conditions.
Answer: The Department recognises the need to improve awareness and understanding of functional neurological disorder (FND) across the health system.The Royal College of General Practitioners provides a learning course that includes a dedicated module on recognis...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNeurological Diseases: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce misdiagnosis of the wrong neurological condition.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that people with neurological symptoms receive an accurate and timely diagnosis. Clearer diagnostic pathways and improved clinical understanding are key to improving earlier recognition and reducing mis...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFunctional Neurological Disorder: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve diagnosis procedures for Functional Neurological Disorder.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that people with neurological symptoms receive an accurate and timely diagnosis. Clearer diagnostic pathways and improved clinical understanding are key to improving earlier recognition and reducing mis...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordFunctional Neurological Disorder: General PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make training on Functional Neurological Disorder mandatory for General Practitioners.
Answer: The Department recognises the need to improve awareness and understanding of functional neurological disorder (FND) across the health system.The Royal College of General Practitioners provides a learning course that includes a dedicated module on recognis...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFunctional Neurological Disorder: General PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure General Practitioners are sufficiently trained on Functional Neurological Disorder.
Answer: The Department recognises the need to improve awareness and understanding of functional neurological disorder (FND) across the health system.The Royal College of General Practitioners provides a learning course that includes a dedicated module on recognis...
Answered 6 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFunctional Neurological Disorder: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help improve detection processes for Functional Neurological Disorder in children.
Answer: The Government recognises that functional neurological disorder (FND) can have a significant impact on the lives of children and their families. Children with FND may experience a wide range of symptoms, and early recognition and access to appropriate sup...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
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